An attempt at painting

[Shadowhunter]

this is my attempt of painting this place i visited over the summer while i was in Alberta..Its emerald lake.:




what do you guys think ?? comments appreciated in advanced (:

[Nostrum]

i think its great!
like its not one of those paintings that need to be absolutely perfect to capture the moment. nature isn't perfect and is flexible, the painting looks like it just flows with everything.
i think its very capturing and pretty :)

[Shadowhunter]

wow....thank you..^^ 8D..I really appreciate that, i didnt think it was that good cause i really suck at painting but thank you! (:

[2D]

You've definitely got a knack for art. Keep it up.

[Shadowhunter]

thank you ! (: i will try to update with some sketches

[Silent]

Its really nice! :D Lottttttssssssss better than I can do....I am stick figure guy :L

[Shadowhunter]

thanks man (: and lol i havnt drawn a plane stick person since i was in like grade 3 lol

[Mr. Smithers]

That's very nice Jeff. All that by brush or fingers?

[SecretBrotherNeal]

Gosh i was hopeing it would suck but noooooo you had to go and make good art.

[Patchy]

It looks great, I hope you continue painting and post more of your work!

[Shadowhunter]

thank you everyone (: im really glad you all like it !

@Discotheque: lol its all done by brush aha i wouldnt have done that well with just fingers lmao i ruined the sky though :\ spilt water on it as you can tell the right corner is the best part of the sky aha its the only part that the water didnt get to

[gone]

Good job, I suck at painting..

[that kid]

That can't be just an attempt it's too good :P
Its really nice! :D Lottttttssssssss better than I can do....I am stick figure guy :L

It's ok I'm more of a squiggle figure guy

[galen]

Hey it looks really good. Not what I expected when I clicked on the pic. I think whats most captivating about your painting is that it has a unique style and that is very important.

[Shadowhunter]

thanks guys (:

[Hatsune Miku]

That's freakin' awesome
You definitely should paint some more
Im not just saying this. That's real talent right there.

My paintings look like someone took a shit on the board then just rubbed it around...
Yeah...

[2D]

Have you ever had an art class or informal training of any kind? Because if not you have some real hidden talent. And if you have then you can only get better.

[Country-Cowgirl]

It is very nice. you should think about getting it professionally finished (matted and framed) though with it being finished it could sell in an auction for quite a bit. It is more Van Gogh then Michelangelo but still very good and very interesting.

Is it done with acrylic paints? I'm just guessing by the textures in the painting but I have been wrong before.

I should get something with some of my sketches set up. They arent all great though so idk.

[Shadowhunter]

thanks guys 8D [email protected] : i havent had actual like teaching art classes ive kind of taught myself on my own, except when i was 15 my sister got me a book on art structure like the human body and background i learned some from of it but other than that aha i ve been doing it alone. thanks RacinA_Reiner101 (: oh i like van gogh ! (: i cant believe someone compared it with his aha (: and you should post some! I am thinking of posting some sketches and a comic i did of one of my favorite books

[Asylum]

that looks awesome!

[Shadowhunter]

thank you (: ^^^

[Marcie]

Wow, that looks great!
Two comments though;
1. The tree on the left kinda stays the same width the entire time, it looks slightly awkward, not quite like a real tree. 'Cause trees normally are wider the closer to the ground they get.
2. The water kinda has an effect of being straight down, like a cliff, opposed to being flat like a normal lake.

Other than that I think it's really good, way better than I could do lol. Keep up the good work.

[Brighter.Tomorrow]

I would buy that. o.o i love it, it reminds me of old timely japanese art.

[Shadowhunter]

thank you ^^^ lol thats awesome Japanese art is cool...ahaha its not that good at least not buying worthy lol

[Mattasaur94]

I think this is awesom!!
Haha, My picture looks like a 7-year-old painted it. ^^
This is really good. =)

[Shadowhunter]

hey, thank you!!^^^^ (: and no i doubt its that bad

[LovelessNightmare]

Waww....A-mazzzing!

[Shadowhunter]

thank you!! that means a lot to me (:

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[Shadowhunter]

thanks ^^ (:

[Inconvenience]

nice work dude ;) i've loved it and u know what? u've encouraged me to stick back for drawing. i've given it up for 4 years approximately, but this pics's bought back that damn inspiration :>

[Shadowhunter]

thanks aahha :D and oh thats awesome you should never give up on a gift like art, or any gift for that matter because you can only get better (:

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[Shadowhunter]

thanks ^^

[Charizard8]

it looks nice dude

[Shadowhunter]

thank you man!!!! xD

[Kahn]

Looks like something from LOTR.

[Shadowhunter]

really???ahah i loved that thanks (: ^^^

[Yesterdays Hero]

I really think it's beautiful. It's awesome.

[Dreaming Cannibal]

honest, honest opinion?
i don't like it. It doesn't add much to the concept i know of a painting. Yes by parts it can be good, yes you have talent yet you need to practice of your strokes.
For the water, if you start to paint with a base colour and you want to change the darkness or lightness of it, you don't a) put white or black on it. b) you use the same direction for the brush stroke, unless the effect you are trying to achieve is unified in the piece, which in this case it's not.

As someone said before, the tree is out of proportion with the scenery, common mstake it happens to all of us.

the one thing i like bout the painting it's the use of blod line for the shadow in the mountain, it is nice. by itself.

mind my asking what is the yellow almost semi circular and the squashed circle int the right hand of the canvas? if it's the sun… that whole side it's not represented as it should be. the sun it's the light of the world, and it's not just a fire ball in one side of the horizon, it spreads through the whole sky. so instinctively the sky should go from light to dark or dark to just one glimpse of light. And although that is what you were trying to achieve the piece doesn't have that flow that binds the sky together.

The piece doesn't have unity and harmony. and a piece of a landscape needs to have unity at least.

Don't take it as a harsh, ridiculous and cocky criticism. Take it as constructive criticism. People learn from their mistakes, and to become great, amazing at something they need to have something from which to say this and that is wrong let's try again and fix it. Rome wasn't built in a day, and Dali didn't paint "paisaje con mariposas" the first time he painted.

[Kings]

I think it's beautiful

[Shadowhunter]

thank you! (: kings and max and okay i guess ill take it just as criticism but painting isnt my thing hence attempt....im more of a sketcher , i didnt think it was harsh , i just screw up everything when i paint it looked so much better when it was just a sketch in a pad aha

[SimplyTom]

great picture. ur a very gd painter

[Shadowhunter]

thanks (: , everbody is being so nice; didn't expect so much feedback thank you everyone! (:

[DoveGreySands]

It's definitely better than simply an 'attempt'! It's amazing! :)

[Dreaming Cannibal]

thank you! (: kings and max and okay i guess ill take it just as criticism but painting isnt my thing hence attempt....im more of a sketcher , i didnt think it was harsh , i just screw up everything when i paint it looked so much better when it was just a sketch in a pad aha

just cause you're a sketcher doesnt mean you cant be better at painting

[Shadowhunter]

thank you (: means alot , maybe ill try again sometime soon